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Based on the series of novels from Frank L. Baum. Return to and witness the incredible land of OZ after Dorothy and Toto had their famous adventure. But now… The Emerald City is tarnished. The Yellow Brick Road is in ruins. Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, are gone. OZ is no longer a happy fantasyland of wonderful wizards and innocent singers. It is an OZ where a great evil has darkened the skies and come to despoil the land. And into this world of...

"Quadling Quandary" - The newly-independent Quadlings set out to destroy the Lion and the forest he ruled as an Evil King, to avenge the crimes Lion inflicted upon them during those dark days. Meanwhile, Dorothy and her childhood friends Trot and Betsy Bobbin, along with Scarecrow, Tin Man and Hungry Tiger, set out for Good Witch Glinda's castle to the north in search of clues to the whereabouts of the Fountain of Youth. Based on the Wonderful Wizard...

"What Price Victory?" Kevin and Mary have been re-united and they band together with an assortment of heroes to take the battle to evil witch Mombi. Tik-Tok, Wogglebug, Saw Horse, Jingur, Jack Pumpkinhead and others join together with Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow to retake the Emerald City. Based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz series of novels by Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist.

"The Perils of Peter" - Queen Ozma begins a tour of OZ to enlist the aid of her still-faithful subjects in raising an army to fight the Nome King. Peter remains a prisoner of that tyrant, and is sent to Mombi's torture chamber when it is discovered that Ozma has escaped. Eluding his guards, Peter becomes lost in the Emerald Castle and meets up with a young woman ensorcelled just as the Evil Kings had been. Freeing her, Peter discovers one of the most...

"What On Earth?" - Mombi banishes the attacking Freedom Fighters to Earth where they encounter death in the form of traffic, overhead power lines, gun-happy policemen, street gangs, helicopters and tanks! Their only hope of salvation comes in the form of the Earth dog, Max. And a volcano mysteriously appears and erupts in the middle of a once-quiet meadow to the south! Based on the Wonderful Wizard of OZ books.

"The Season of the Witch" - The Wickedest Witch consolidates her power as the new Queen of the Goblins. General Jinjur and Jack Pumpkinhead, on a mission to discover the source of the mysterious southern volcano, meet the Witch, with disastrous consequences. Meanwhile, Queen Ozma decides to embark on a diplomatic mission to Quadling Country to stop what may become a deadly Civil War in the land of Oz. Based on the Wonderful Wizard of Oz books.

"Heroes Gather, Battles Fought" - Kevin and Peter, with their new allies Scarecrow and Tin Man, decide to seek out the third Evil King in hopes of breaking the spell that he, too, must be under. The Lion, however, is certainly no coward, and his teeth and claws are ready for battle! Meanwhile, Mary and the Freedom Fighters escape the trap set by Witch Mombi's Ladies Auxiliary Brigade, but at what cost?

"Gathering of Armies" - The heroes gather! Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion are no longer pawns under the spell of the wicked Nome King. They, along with the Earthers, Kevin and Peter, decide it is time to take the fight to the Nome King. Along the way to the Emerald City, Kevin and Peter get a crash course in Oz history. Meanwhile, one of the Freedom Fighters, a Winged Monkey with no name, attempts to bring his race into the Nome King conflict. But will...

"Reunion" - After their recent series of setbacks, out heroes gain some ground against their foes. The Freedom Fighters, somewhat reluctantly, accept that the three Evil Kings have now returned to their normal good selves. Kevin and Mary are finally re-united since they were separated in the first issue. Jack Pumpkinhead is discovered alive. And the true ruler of Oz, Queen Ozma is freed from the Nome King's dungeon.

"Victory?" - A new evil is afoot in the southern lands of OZ as Goblins and Quadlings form an unholy alliance, all through the manipulations of the mysterious Shaman. Based on the Wonderful Wizard of OZ books.